ICT Centers Improving Education in Developing Countries

Information and communication technology (ICT) centers are now being set-up in different locations to serve marginalized communities underserved areas. Many IT companies have focused on developing countries, but communities with populations underserved due to prejudice are also benefiting from this technological diffusion. Women, people with disabilities, the unemployed, and immigrants are perfect priorities for increasing access to ICT centers.

One of the major roadblocks facing these communities is the lack of teachers. There are many volunteers, but even then, the sheer number of the underserved is staggering. ICT centers address this problem by limiting the number of people required to man the center while aiming to teach dozens of students at a time.

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The streamlining of manpower is of particular importance in impoverished countries. Small ICT centers, with around five to 10 computers, can teach around 100 students annually. This is a viable workaround for staffing and budget constraints.

Education is a major determinant of economic success, both at individual and country level. Countries with educated populations have better opportunities to improve the circumstances inherited by future generations.

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Given that IT has become a major component of education, many IT companies sponsor several ICT centers worldwide and develop software to be implemented within educational systems to improve student access to information and increase the efficiency of schools and teaching institutions.
  
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